A’s pitchers and catchers report for the first day of workouts in Phoenix. (All photos taken from public Twitter feeds and credited below) Be sure to check back tomorrow for the start of our exclusive two-part interview with A’s GM Billy Beane.
View More Spring Has Sprung!The A’s shocked the baseball world on Monday when news broke that the team had signed Cuban free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The team reportedly inked the 26-year-old to a 4-year, $36 million contract that will keep him with the A’s through the 2015 season. The right-handed slugger set a…
View More A’s Sign Cespedes, Manny to Follow: Bad News for Taylor, Carter & CowgillA’s owner Lew Wolff told Bloomberg Television today that General Manager and Vice-President Billy Beane and team President Michael Crowley have both agreed to extensions that will keep them with the team through the 2019 season. Beane, who has been general manager of the A’s since 1997, is the longest-tenured…
View More Beane To Remain With A’s Through 2019The Chicago Cubs claimed infielder Adrian Cardenas off waivers from the A’s today. The team had designated Cardenas for assignment 10 days ago after signing free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. Cardenas was originally acquired from the Phillies, along with pitcher Josh Outman and outfielder Matt Spencer, in the Joe Blanton trade.…
View More Cubs claim Adrian Cardenas off waivers from A’sIt seems like there’s a new top prospect list popping up from someone everyday for A’s fans to chew over and debate. There are usually certain similarities amongst them that you can count on, like Jarrod Parker and Michael Choice being somewhere in the top tier. Each of them usually…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2012Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by for making A’s Farm one of the top 50 MLBlogs in its first month out of the box! It just shows the dedication of A’s fans not just to supporting the team at the major league level but to understanding the organization at every…
View More A’s Farm in Top 50 MLBlogs in 1st Month!As every A’s fan who doesn’t spend the winter hibernating already knows, the A’s acquired a major haul of young prospects in this off-season’s deals that sent away popular players Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney. In return, the A’s restocked their organization with six young pitchers…
View More The Kids Are Alright! – The Low-Down On The A’s Hot New ProspectsThere were lots of interesting quotes to come out of this weekend’s FanFest. And based on what was said by A’s management, coaches and players, here’s what I think we can surmise… * Brandon McCarthy will be the A’s opening day starter. * Bartolo Colon will follow McCarthy in the…
View More What Did We Learn From FanFest?In order to make room for newly-signed free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes on the roster, the A’s have designated prospect Adrian Cardenas for assignment. The A’s now have ten days to either trade or release Cardenas– unless he clears waivers, in which case the A’s can then send him to…
View More A’s Designate Adrian Cardenas For AssignmentIt was announced today that Moneyball has received 6 Academy Award nominations, including nods for best picture, best adapted screenplay, best actor for Brad Pitt‘s portrayal of Billy Beane and best supporting actor for Jonah Hill‘s portrayal of Paul DePodesta (aka Peter Brand). Not only has the film grossed over $100 million…
View More Moneyball Grabs 6 Oscar Nominations Including Best Picture and Best ActorAs we speculated in the last edition of this blog, the A’s have reportedly come to terms with Petaluma-born outfielder Jonny Gomes on a one-year deal worth approximately $1.1 million. Since the deal comes hot on the heels of the Seth Smith trade and both players have strong lefty/righty platoon…
View More Could A’s Grab Gomes, Dump Allen, And Turn Oakland Into Manny-land?A day after reports emerged that the A’s had agreed to sign free agent pitcher Bartolo Colon, we learned that the team has completed a deal to send pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman to the Colorado Rockies in return for outfielder Seth Smith. With a career OPS of .833,…
View More A’s Deal Moscoso & Outman to Rockies for Outfielder Seth Smith: The Door’s Wide Open for A’s Young Pitching ProspectsWell, the A’s have finally stolen one away from the Yankees! The team has reportedly come to terms with veteran starting pitcher Bartolo Colon on a one-year deal worth $2 million, pending a physical. The 38-year-old Colon got off to a great start for the Yanks in 2011, turning in…
View More A’s Rotation Roundup: Colon In, Who’s Out?Catcher Landon Powell cleared waivers and has reportedly gotten over any hurt feelings and decided to accept his assignment to Triple-A Sacramento, with an invitation to spring training. That means that, besides starting catcher Kurt Suzuki, the A’s will have three catchers with some degree of major league experience in…
View More Landon Powell Back In The Fold: So Who’s The A’s Back-Up Catcher?The A’s have signed three minor league free agent pitchers, former Giants right-hander Merkin Valdez, former Dodgers right-hander Travis Schlichting, and former Phillies left-hander Fabio Castro, who measures in at an impressive 5’7”. The diminutive Dominican Republican has a career ERA of 3.30 in 43 2/3 major league innings. Schlichting,…
View More A’s grab Merkin, add mullet-man Schlichting and diminutive Dominican Republican CastroThe A’s are reportedly on the verge of re-signing free agent outfielder Coco Crisp to a 2-year contract worth $13 million, with a one-year club option that could pay Crisp an additional $7.5 million or net him a $1 million buyout. The A’s also dealt outfielder Jai Miller, who spent…
View More A’s Outfield Shuffle: Crisp In, Miller Out, Taylor Likely Back In SacIn their continuing efforts to rebuild the team for a potential move into a new stadium in San Jose in the next few years, the A’s have dealt closer Andrew Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney to Boston for three Red Sox prospects. The A’s will receive versatile 24-year-old outfielder Josh…
View More A’s Deal Bailey And Sweeney To Boston For Three ProspectsThe A’s have traded starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez and minor league pitcher Robert Gilliam to Washington for four of the Nationals’ top prospects. With the deal, the A’s will add three talented pitchers along with a power-hitting catcher to their system. Left-hander Tom Milone had an ERA of 3.32 and…
View More A’s Deal Gonzalez To Washington For Four ProspectsThe A’s have dealt starter Trevor Cahill and reliever Craig Breslow to Arizona for three Diamondbacks’ prospects, pitcher Jarrod Parker, outfielder Colin Cowgill and reliever Ryan Cook. Parker is a former first-round pick who had 112 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings last year at Double-A Mobile. Cowgill hit .354 with…
View More A’s Deal Cahill To Arizona For Three Prospects